Example sentences of "[adv] help [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Monoclonal antibodies have greatly helped to dissect such subpopulations , but the results are often inconclusive because of overlapping reactivity and lack of related functional information . |
| 2 | And , indeed , the need to look after the twins , keeping them busily entertained and happy during the day , had obviously helped to keep both their minds off their troubled personal relationship . |
| 3 | Such snobbery perhaps helps to explain some of the support which the Wesleyan tradition must have engendered , among people who found the ‘ spiritual sense ’ of faith a way of rebutting the patronising condescension of the ‘ men of reason ’ . |
| 4 | Propositions like " Men exist ( or actually exist ) " , it is claimed , look odd and mysterious , and their quantified " canonical " paraphrases , while admittedly helping to remove any suggestion that such propositions might have a subject/predicate structure , do not quite succeed in alleviating the mystery . |
| 5 | I wonder whether it might be useful to get somebody in from social services side anyway to help to identify some other problems that I 'm having |
| 6 | As the suppliers of a ‘ green ’ product , he uses recyclable packaging and gives an explanation of the term organic on the cartons which helps keep customers informed and hopefully helps to educate some of them too ! |
| 7 | But this explanation , apart from implicitly casting doubts upon the ontological interpretation of the principle of indiscernibles , hardly helps to throw much light on the whole issue . |
| 8 | Boxes , hidey-holes and box steps can be fitted together or used separately and children usually help to arrange these themselves , again giving many opportunities to experience ‘ inside ’ , ‘ outside ’ , ‘ on top of ’ , ‘ next to ’ , ‘ in front of ’ and ‘ behind ’ . |
| 9 | No more was heard of the breed , but more than a century later the Devon was very carefully crossed with Indian zebus to contribute to the creation of hot-climate breeds such as the Jamaica Red , the Bravon , the Makaweli and the Santa Gabriela , and it also helped to improve some of the Japanese breeds . |
| 10 | it also helped to take some of the ‘ sting ’ out of the staff review , and paved the way for further work e.g. the planning of an evaluation of the 12–16 curriculum with respect to areas of experience and skills . |
| 11 | The action of Louis XIV in sending for the first time , in 1679 , an envoy extraordinary to the imperial court in Vienna probably helped to accelerate this process . |
| 12 | This analysis also helps to clarify another issue which taxes some commentators . |
| 13 | It also helps to clarify those areas of design which have been successfully computerized and those areas which have been neglected . |
| 14 | In one way , burying this question also helps to bind some of the wounds opened by Vietnam . |
| 15 | Certainly Karlsson is clear on this point and , in commenting , also helps to unravel some of the mystery surrounding their apparently unlikely conjunction : |
| 16 | This indicates that the politics of local government do not just respond or react to the local environment , but crucially that they also help to mould this environment , and thus to a certain extent help to shape the local political agenda . |
| 17 | These drinks work to counteract the acidity of your urine , which will ease the burning sensation on passing water , and also help to stop any bacteria in the bladder from multiplying . |
| 18 | Mr Nell comments that ‘ it may be better to have an entire line decorated by one artist ’ , which would also help to give each line a more recognisable identity for passengers . |
| 19 | In addition , COSIRA and the Countryside Commission can also help to finance some smaller tourist developments . |
| 20 | BELOW A hair-dryer can be of great value in drying your dog 's coat , while the jets of air , in conjunction with a brush , may also help to undo any tangles after a bath . |
| 21 | This should have the effect of making you more register-conscious ( as if you were playing a piano ) when dealing with chords , and it should also help to demystify those hazy lower-string regions which all too many guitarists are inclined to avoid . |
| 22 | Such a committee might also help to satisfy those who are given to complaining about the choice of hymns . |
| 23 | Such an inspection should also help to identify any dampness or rot which has affected the boarding . |
| 24 | Taking a little live yoghurt or a lactobacillus supplement ( available as acidophilus capsules : the best are enteric coated , which prevent the capsule dissolving in the stomach where the acidophilus would be killed by the stomach juices thus allowing a safe passage to the lower gut where they are needed ) will often help to restore this balance more quickly . |
| 25 | Please help to find these men . ’ |
| 26 | One Small Step is building a laboratory that will help keep many children from lives spent in a wheelchair … please help to make this possible for our kids and run for them in the next London Marathon . |
| 27 | One Small Step is building a laboratory that will help keep many children from lives spent in a wheelchair … please help to make this possible for our kids and run for them in the next London Marathon . |
| 28 | Scudder ( 1964 ) , however , has emphasized the need to apply modern concepts of homology based on experimental studies of development ; such an approach , combined perhaps with the use of genetic markers for homologous segmental regions may eventually help to resolve some of the persistent difficulties in this field ( Sokoloff and Hoy , 1968 ; Fletcher , 1970 ) . |
| 29 | He therefore sees effective RE as essentially helping to liberate all pupils " from the taboos which inhibit them from exploring freely the experiential and cognitive options available " ( Hay 1990 : 109 ) . |
| 30 | A major role for the peace movement is therefore to help to overcome this fear , and to work actively to put forward constructive disarmament suggestions , and to continue to take the necessary political actions to ensure that the issue remains in the forefront of public attention . |